Category: News

A New Way to Read the Boston Globe – Check out PressReader today!

Pressreader is a service that provides 24/7 access to 7,000+ magazines and newspapers including the Boston Globe to Kimball Library Card holders.  For remote access, click Sign In at the top right of the PressReader landing page, click on the blue button called Library or Group, search for Kimball Library, and log in with your library card number and PIN (The pin password is the SAME password that you use… Read more

Featured Artist: Ron Thimot ~ Photography on Display through the month of October 2025

Ron Thimot is a neighbor and amateur photographer who’s been capturing images for decades. He looks for scenes that catch his eye. Sometimes it’s being at the right place at the right time, other times he’s able to ‘see’ the photo and capture it. When Ron decided to exhibit some of his images at the Library, he had to come up with a description for them; they don’t fall into… Read more

Ms. Kathy takes a ‘pity pie’ for Summer Reading ‘Level Up’ kids!

Each year there is a challenge for 200 registrations logged for Summer Reading. In return for meeting the challenge, Ms. Kathy offers a ‘stunt’. In the past she has completed antics such as dying her hair blue, wearing a unicorn Onsie suit for the day, wearing a Ball python around her neck, and she had hissing cockroaches put in her hair and milliepedes on her arms. Last year the kids… Read more

It’s official, the KIDS WON! Ms. Kathy KISSED the PIG!

Congratulations to the Kimball Library youth! You registered and encouraged your friends until they signed up for this year’s Summer Reading Program. True to her word, Ms. Kathy made an appointment at Schafer Acres to give Chuck the Pig a big smooch. Easy enough, right? Apparently not! Chuck played hard to get and Ms. Kathy had to chase him all around his pen. FINALLY she was able to convince him… Read more

2023 Educator Award

Our Head of Youth Services and Assistant Director, Kathy Watson was honored yesterday with a 2023 Educator Award from the Plaistow Community YMCA. In 2015, Kathy was also named Librarian of the Year by the Children’s Librarians of New Hampshire. The Kimball Library has an amazingly talented and devoted staff of which Kathy is certainly one! How fortunate we are.            … Read more

2022 Summer Reading Kids WIN the Challenge!

The results are in! Ms. Kathy promised to dye her hair ‘ocean blue’ if 200 kids and teens registered for this year’s summer reading ‘Oceans of Possibilities’. 222 kids rose to the occasion! Stop by to check out some books and see the results in person. Read more

Snowshoes Available

Check out our selection of Snowshoes for children and adults.  We have eight different sizes to borrow according to size and weight.  These snowshoes are perfect for general recreational use.  Available for 1-week loan to Kimball patrons. Stop by and check them out.  If you wish you may also reserve a pair through our catalog here. First come, first served. They cannot be held for more than 3 business days.… Read more